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What we notice, week by week

Ruan writes these with a camera still on the table. Seasons, sightings, and what is worth planning around. The first one is below.

An open game viewer parked on a sand track at dusk, with bare winter trees and dry grass along an orange horizon.

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The best time of year to visit Kruger

Winter gets you the sightings. Summer gets you the birds, the storms and the newborns. Neither is wrong — they are different holidays. Here is how to choose, month by month, from someone who drives it every week.

10 August 2026 · 6 min read

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